Mauricio Pochettino is one of the best managers in the world, says Pep Guardiola as reveals he is an admirer of Tottenham's style of play

Pep Guardiola has hailed Mauricio Pochettino as 'one of the best managers in the world' and claimed that he would be a Tottenham fan if he wasn't coach of Manchester City.
The two men go head to head at White Hart Lane on Sunday nearly seven years after Pochettino handed Guardiola a shock defeat in their first meeting in the Barcelona derby.
February 2009. Espanyol had not beaten their illustrious rivals at the Nou Camp in 27 years. Barca were unbeaten in six months and on course for the treble in Guardiola's first season in charge.
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